#pointing breed

[crazycritterlife]

Fieldwork training with Stiles, my 10mo English Setter

[gwen-and-saoirse-superpup]

Caught my coworker’s dog going through the trash bins.

[jefferyfraser]

Eligible Breeds for Pointing Breed Field Trials

Experienced business executive Jeffery Scott Fraser holds a PhD from Capella University in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He currently invests in the job matching firm Job Prose and serves as the owner of Tsaina Lodge in Alaska. An avid hunter and outdoorsman, Jeffery Fraser also enjoys field dog trials. Designed to improve hunting dog performance, field dog trials are sporting events that originated in 1866 in England. Many organizations today, such as the American Kennel Club, host field dog trials events and competitions. Composed of four categories, field trials vary based on the hunting characteristics of the breeds that compete in them. The categories are scenting and trailing, flushing, retrieving, and pointing. Eligible breeds for pointing field trials include Britannys, Pointers, Setters and Spinone Italianos. In addition, Vizslas, Weimaraners and Wirehaired Pointing Griffons are also eligible. To compete, dogs must be at least six months old and cannot be a breed listed under the Purebred Alternative Listing and Indefinite Listing Privilege program.